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Departmental Application to Master of Science Program

To begin your application to the Department of Geological Sciences Master of Science Program, fill in the information and research statement below.

You will be asked to provide/upload the following, please have these items ready before beginning your application:

  • Copies of your unofficial transcripts
  • Names and email addresses for 3 references

You must also submit an application to the California State University System.

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Contact Information

 

Academic Background

Degree
Please select the grades you received in the courses listed here, or their equivalents at your institution. This will help us to easily evaluate your transcript and the qualifications for our program.
Calculus I
Calculus II
Chemistry I
Geophysics
Intro to Field Studies
Mineralogy (Optical Mineralogy)
Petrology
Physics I
Sedimentology/Stratigraphy
If taken as two classes and you earned different grades, select both grades. Select only one grade if it was the same one earned in both classes.
Structural Geology
Summer Field Camp (4 - 6 units)
Please select the grades you received in the courses listed here, or their equivalents at your institution. This will help us to easily evaluate your transcript and the qualifications for our program.
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
Chemistry I
Computer Science / Programming
Differential Equations
Intro to Field Studies
Petrology
Physics I (Mechanics)
Physics II (Electricity & Magnetism)
Physics III (Thermodynamics & Waves)
Sedimentology/Stratigraphy
If taken as two classes and you earned different grades, select both grades. Select only one grade if it was the same one earned in both classes.
Geophysics
Structural Geology
(Please list one course and grade per line, e.g.: Fluid Mechanics (A). Press enter to skip to the next line)

 

Current GPA (Values will be confirmed and updated with final transcripts)

 

Academic Interests

(e.g., active tectonics, geochemistry, geophysics, geoscience education, igneous petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, hydrogeology, paleontology, structural geology, etc.)
Which faculty member(s) have you been in contact with regarding potential research projects?
There are a limited number of Teaching Assistantships available. Are you interested in being considered for one of these positions?
(2500 character limit. You may want to draft your statement in a word processor program before copying and it pasting here.)

 

References

Please enter the names of your three references and their relationship to you.

Make sure you enter your letter writers' email addresses accurately. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application. 

Your references will be emailed a link with instructions for completing your recommendation. The recommendation form is a survey of your skills and personal attributes that will make you a good graduate student. A "letter" is not required.

First Reference
Second Reference
Third Reference
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